The business reality of AI and robots - Computer Business Review

Experts warn of the threat posed by super-intelligent machines, but what does this new era of automation mean for the future of work as we know it? Earlier this year, the Japanese office of advertising agency McCann Erickson announced a new creative director. The new employee underwent the agency's traditional welcoming ceremony alongside 11 college graduates. However, McCann's new creative director wasn't able to join the post-ceremony celebrations with the rest of the graduates. That's because it was a robot.